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  • From: "Robert Waldrop" <bwaldrop@cox.net>
  • To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] good idea
  • Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 23:56:19 -0500

Another option is the local food cooperative, such as we have here in Oklahoma, http://www.oklahomafood.coop . One member, one share, one vote. Officers and directors are elected at an annual meeting/food fest/party, we have open board meetings each month. The coop does not buy wholesale and then sell retail. Each producer member is his or her own "brand", when a member orders, they order from a particular producer. Orders come in via our website, we have a once-a-month delivery day. The producers come to town, bring their orders labelled for customer delivery, 50-60 people come together and in about 4 hours sort $60-$70K or so in products into the customer orders, typically 600-700 orders/month, to be picked up at 40 pick-up sites. Producers and customers pay a commission to the coop for its expenses.

Our software is available free of charge under the general public license system, http://www.localfoodcoop.org is the software location. You need someone who understands php and msql to set it up and run it (in other words, it's not a "download, plug, and play", you have to work with it a bit). Our "how to organize a local food coop" page is http://www.oklahomafood.coop/organizing.php .

Bob Waldrop, president, Oklahoma Food Coop
tadpole in training with Barking Frogs Permaculture
www.barkingfrogspermaculture.org


----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnathan Avery Yelenick" <yelenick@riseup.net>
To: <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: [permaculture] good idea



There might be a similar thing here in Colorado.
http://www.doortodoororganics.com/

It does seem like a good idea. I am a little concerned about the
centralizing of foodstuffs through a distributor.

I certainly favor the CSA model more myself, due to the direct farmer to
consumer relationship. But I must say that I don't really have too much
intimate knowledge of the other distribution model.

From what I gather, Door to Door Organics and Farm Fresh Delivery operate
under top down corporate structures, counter to a participatory economic
structure. Participatory economics or parecon in my opinion is quite
amenable to permaculture and a likely candidate for a sister social
framework (please see http://vanparecon.resist.ca/ ).

It also looks like much of the produce from Door to Door is trucked in
from California. That's truly non-local and myopic with peak oil looming.

Sincerely,
Johnathan Yelenick
Blacktail Permaculture Cooperative
South Platte River Bioregion


Message: 2
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:58:25 -0400
From: Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>
Subject: [permaculture] Good idea.
To: Permaculture ibiblio <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
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http://www.farmfreshdelivery.com/products.html

Farm Fresh Delivery has donated over *7 tons* of produce and dry goods
to local food banks in it's first year and a half of business.

Farm Fresh Delivery is committed to providing fresh, flavorful foods
free of additives and preservatives. We believe in supporting farmers
and artisans who create products sustainably for the health of our
community, local economy, and the environment. We are proud of the foods
we deliver, and we look forward to adding many more products as we
expand our network of suppliers. For more information about our
suppliers, see Farmers and Artisans
<http://www.farmfreshdelivery.com/farmersartisans.html>.


Fresh Produce

All Farm Fresh Delivery Members have a choice of five different Produce
Bins. These bins vary by size and contents, and their contents change
every week to reflect the seasonal availability of fruits and
vegetables. Your bin is completely customizable by choosing from long
list of substitute produce. You can even add produce to your bin ala
carte when you need a little more. Some produce items are available in
limited quantity so they are only available as an addition to your bin.
All produce is certified organic unless otherwise specified.


Local Groceries

Once you have chosen the produce bin that fits your needs, you can add
grocery items such as eggs, milk, and bread to your order. You decide if
you want these items with every order or with one particular order. We
offer a wide selection of grocery items
<http://www.farmfreshdelivery.com/grocery.html> and several unique local
products from Indianapolis Food Artisans. Click here to browse our
Farmers' Market <http://farmfreshdelivery.homedel.com/Order.asp>.
--

Keith Johnson
"Be fruitful and mulch apply."
Permaculture Activist Magazine
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 20:55:58 -0700
From: Jocelyn Campbell <jocecampbell@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Good idea.
To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
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I second that idea! Here in the Seattle area, I use www.spud.com, which is
in many other major cities, too.

Spud does a market box of local produce - which you can configure to your
own amounts and preferences.
Spud also carries local groceries and local deli food made from local
ingredients.
Spud delivers in recycled plastic bins that are reused each week.
Each Spud delivery van replaces 100 cars going to the store.
Spud cold storage is more energy efficient than grocery stores - no open
cases, lights off at night, etc.

It's a no brainer to get my weekly basics delivered to my door each
week--I
love it!



WITHOUT DEAD TIME!
WITHOUT RESTRAINT!
WITHOUT THE PLANETARY WORK MACHINE!

"If your experience is that your water comes from the tap and that your
food comes from the grocery store then you are going to defend to the
death the system that brings those to you because your life depends on
that; if your experience is that your water comes from a river and that
your food comes from a land base then you will defend those to the death
because your life depends on them. So part of the problem is that we have
become so dependent upon this system that is killing and exploiting us, it
has become almost impossible for us to imagine living outside of it and
it's very difficult physically for us to live outside of it."
- Derrick Jensen

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